The Official "Dragon Dynasty" Thread!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Sep 2007, 22:08

I wouldn't what with DD releasing it. The HKL suits me.

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 09 Sep 2007, 22:58

Strangely enough, on the very day I logged onto hkflix.com to buy the Joy Sales disc, they had the DD listed for pre-order.

RickyTheDragonSteamboat · Post by **RickyTheDragonSteamboat** » 11 Sep 2007, 23:26

Dog Bite Dog
http://dragondynasty.com/films/show/98

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Sep 2007, 01:34

Cheers Ricky. Is it any good? I can't say I've really heard of it before.

So far only SPL of the DD line up has interested me and that I need to see my HK DVD first.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 12 Sep 2007, 04:12

hey,

LOL. The commentary with Edison "Dawg" may become an all time classic.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 Sep 2007, 06:23

bradavon wrote:Cheers Ricky. Is it any good? I can't say I've really heard of it before.

Brad, it was probably the most talked about HK movie of 2006

And yes, it's amazing

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Sep 2007, 13:27

Now you mention it I do recall some talk of it. Thanks.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 12 Sep 2007, 15:05

hey,

time for some pimpin' and whorin'
http://www.sogoodreviews.com/reviews/dogbitedog.htm

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Sep 2007, 19:56

The Killer 2-disc announced for November 6th,Cantonese & english audio

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 18 Sep 2007, 01:39

So when are they gonna announce Fist of Legend?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Sep 2007, 01:56

And Tai Chi Master? Those two interest me more than The Killer. It's a decent film but definitely overrated.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 18 Sep 2007, 02:04

bradavon wrote:And Tai Chi Master? Those two interest me more than The Killer. It's a decent film but definitely overrated.

Wow... I was sure you were gonna give me a 'yawnnnnnn' comment again ...

Yeah, Tai Chi Master would be cool as well, although I feel it's nowhere near as great as Fist of Legend. TCMaster starts out GREAT, but quickly becomes wire-infested mediocre OTT stuff. Sadly.

Do DD have the rights to Burning Paradise btw? That's a very underrated classic. Best portrayal of Fong Sai Yuk yet. I wish it would get a good DVD release.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Sep 2007, 02:07

There's a R4 DVD of Burning Paradise, lord knows about the quality. I recall asking on an Aussie forum and no one could give me a clear answer.

I'd like to see it, as it's a "lost gem" in Ringo Lam's filmography.

Someone put out a non-shit DVD of the full cut of Ashes of Time too please.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 18 Sep 2007, 02:40

EvaUnit02 wrote:There's a R4 DVD of Burning Paradise, lord knows about the quality. I recall asking on an Aussie forum and no one could give me a clear answer.

I'd like to see it, as it's a "lost gem" in Ringo Lam's filmography.

Someone put out a non-shit DVD of the full cut of Ashes of Time too please.

Amen to that, brother. I just watched Ashes of Time on my Sired VHS 2 nights ago. Just an awesome flick, but man, it deserves a GREAT transfer.

I read that WKW is doing a re-cut of Ashes of Time. Which means I will have to go hunt down WKW and shoot him in the face. Ashes of Time is perfect as it is. Just make sure we'll get it on a good quality DVD and go make a good new movie! Or a Leslie Cheung documentary! Or that rumoured Yip Man Bio-pic.

When will Days of Being Wild get a good DVD release? Or Happy Together? Sigh...
Being a WKW/Leslie Cheung fan sure sucks.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Sep 2007, 03:23

Yi-Long wrote:When will Days of Being Wild get a good DVD release? Or Happy Together? Sigh...
Being a WKW/Leslie Cheung fan sure sucks.

Don't you have the R1 SE of Happy Together? That looks great, aside from being interlaced and 8 seconds near the beginning that was supposed to colour was accidently processed as B&W.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Sep 2007, 12:32

It's probable that Warners have the American rights to Burning Paradise.

It's a very cool film and it sucks that the only DVD is letterboxed and average quality.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Sep 2007, 13:17

Yi-Long wrote:Wow... I was sure you were gonna give me a 'yawnnnnnn' comment again ...

Those are reserved for when you moan about how shit Weinstein is

Yi-Long wrote:I read that WKW is doing a re-cut of Ashes of Time. Which means I will have to go hunt down WKW and shoot him in the face. Ashes of Time is perfect as it is.

I'd love a Remastered DVD but I'd be interested in a new (Director approved) cut too. AOT is definitely confusing in it's current form, then that could easily be because the subs suck so much.

Yi-Long wrote:and go make a good new movie!

ITMFL and 2046 are both excellent.

Yi-Long wrote:When will Days of Being Wild get a good DVD release? Or Happy Together? Sigh...

They already have decent releases. In the case of DOBW it's even had a HD Remaster (along with ATGB) but doesn't especially count as they didn't include English subs.

Regardless the R1 DVDs are perfectly fine, nothing special but they're good enough for me.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 18 Sep 2007, 14:22

hey,

It's a very cool film and it sucks that the only DVD is letterboxed and average quality.

There's a French dvd but obviously that doesn't count.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Sep 2007, 14:30

Wasn't there a Dutch DVD from Mo Asia (?) - I think thats OOP now though.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Sep 2007, 14:31

Knetan wrote:hey, There's a French dvd but obviously that doesn't count.

Obviously...

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 18 Sep 2007, 14:32

i have a german (i think) dvd of Burning Paradise.i've not seen the movie since mihk released it.may watch this later.

DangerousLeeHandsome · Post by **DangerousLeeHandsome** » 18 Sep 2007, 23:53

A little update on The Killer:

http://www.davisdvd.com/news/dvd.html

Dragon Dynasty and Genius Entertainment will release John Woo's classic The Killer on November 6th. This new two-disc set will feature a remastered anamorphic widescreen transfer with Cantonese and English Dolby Digital Surround tracks (along with optional English subtitles). Extras will include an audio commentary with Terence Chang and John Woo, a collection of deleted scenes, retrospective featurettes and trailers. Stay tuned for finalized details soon. Retail is $24.99.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Sep 2007, 00:09

That's some big up to DD for managing to get Woo back to do a commentary. I remember HKL tried for their BITH: PE but he wasn't interested.

Won't that be 3 commentaries he's now recorded for The Killer? Assuming they've not managed to get the Criterion commentary which I hear is pretty poor. It too has Woo and Chang.

It would be cool if they put the Extended Cut on Disc 2 like the French DVD but I know that won't happen.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 19 Sep 2007, 00:58

grim_tales wrote:Wasn't there a Dutch DVD from Mo Asia (?) - I think thats OOP now though.

It wasnt anamorphic I believe, and I think there was also something wrong with the audio OR subtitles, which jumped from Canto to german (audio), or from Dutch to german (subs). Anyway, there was SOMETHING wrong with it, otherwise I would have bought it

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Sep 2007, 08:58

That DVD was the original CAT III version rather than the HK Theatrical version AFAIK.
It had English subs